Christina Salerno Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 10/16/2023 Sport Women's Soccer School Loras College Year Junior Position Defender Hometown Hoffman Estates, Ill. High School Hoffman Estates Women’s Soccer – Defensive Player of the Week Christina Salerno, Loras College Jr., D, Hoffman Estates, Ill./Hoffman Estates Salerno was a key member of the Duhawk defense that has given up three goals all season and an average of .23 goals/game. Over the course of the week, the Duhawks recorded two shutout victories over conference opponents. They defeated Wartburg on Tuesday (5-0) and Simpson on Saturday (2-0). This brings the Duhawks to 11 shutouts on the season. The Loras defense, led by Salerno, only allowed four shots against Wartburg and nine shots against Simpson. The Hoffman Estates, Illinois native is earning her first-career Defensive Player of the Week honor.
